Speeches
2007 Commencement Address
June 16, 2007
Kasumasa Kusaka, former vice-minister for international affairs in the Japanese Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry (METI).
2005 Commencement Address
June 11, 2005
Anson Chan, Former Chief Secretary of Hong Kong
Martin Scorsese, Bob Dylan, and the Internet Revolution: Creativity, Money, and the Public Interest in the Entertainment World (requires RealPlayer)
February 18, 2005
Jonathan Taplin, Professor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Founder, CEO and Chairman of Intertainer, Inc. Taplin shares his views on the concentration of media power.
Tsunami Relief Efforts
Dean Peter Cowhey's message to the IR/PS community regarding Tsunami disaster relief efforts.
The Impact of the U.S. Presidential Election on United States Trade Policy
October 28, 2004
Speech at the Distinguished Lecture Forum in Seoul, Korea, by IR/PS Dean Peter Cowhey.
The transcript is also available on the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry web site.
The Toyota Way: Japanese Management in the Global Economy, Up Close and Personal
September 27, 2004
Kickoff event for the Dean's Roundtable with Katsuhiro Nakagawa, Vice Chairman of the Toyota Motor Corporation. Mr. Nakagawa spoke on the distinctive elements of Toyota's managment style. The powerpoint for this presentation can be found here.
Market-based Solutions to Climate Change: An Economist's Story (PDF/35kb)
Commencement Speech by Dr. Richard Sandor to the IR/PS graduating class of 2004. Dr. Sandor is a Chairman and CEO of Chicago Climate Exchange Inc. (CCX), a self-regulatory exchange that administers the world's first multi-national and multi-sector marketplace for reducing and trading greenhouse gas emissions.
UCSD Chancellor's CEO Breakfast - Guest Speaker: Dean Peter Cowhey (PDF/44kb)
September 10, 2003
Irwin Jacobs hosted The UCSD "Chancellor's CEO Breakfast" at Qualcomm. San Diego County's CEOs had the opportunity to meet Dr. Peter F. Cowhey. The breakfast was an opportunity for San Diego business community to learn how IR/PS programs can support the needs of the community in the international arena.
Growing the Innovation Economy: A new Strategy for a New Prosperity (PDF/35kb)
May 28, 2003
Senator and former presidential candidate Joe Lieberman disucusses America's future in research and innovation.
